“We are probably at a crossroads, where the practice is a reasonable size and needs to move to another level,” Mr Sojka said.

“Joining a network gives us an opportunity to bulk up and to attract good talent — it can often be hard to attract good talent. Being part of a network gives you that sense of presence with the market,” he said.

“Joining the network will assist with the expansion of our service offering on the eastern seaboard — a lot of our clients are transborder,” he said.

“In particular we have a presence in healthcare valuations and expanding those areas across our network is important to us,” he said.